# N3855C: 1976 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2017-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0121
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1991
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A470E7
- Owners when cancelled: [Wingett Gerald N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGETT%20GERALD%20N), [Wingett Victoria K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGETT%20VICTORIA%20K)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8492° N, 106.4648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79904, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3855C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3855C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3855C-2017-06-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 421C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA055), Dec 4, 2002: Cessna 421C (N3855C), Tajique, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors contributing to the accident were the high mountains, mountain obscuration, the dark night condition, and the pilot's improper in-flight…

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20021203036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021203036219A), Dec 3, 2002: Cessna 421C (N3855C), Tijique, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On December 3, 2002 at approximately 2035 mountain standard time, a Cessna 421C twin-engine airplane registered to gerald n. wingett and victoria k.…
- [Incident 19900127009849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900127009849I), Jan 27, 1990: Cessna 421C (N3855C), Navajo Dam, NM, Minor damage. On takeoff uneven power caused aircraft to veer off runway. Nose gear collapsed. Runway slick.
- [Incident 19840507027729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840507027729I), May 7, 1984: Cessna 421C (N3855C), Midland, TX, Minor damage. While taxiing to park the nose landing gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19830406033949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830406033949I), Apr 6, 1983: Cessna 421C (N3855C), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on the takeoff roll. No defects found except metal shavings may have shorted gear selector.

## Other aircraft with N3855C

- [Cancelled 1956-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3855C-1956-05-24): Cessna 180, S/N 31003. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Dumat Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUMAT%20CORPORATION), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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